amaranto

Amaranto = Amaranth

related: food, comida indigena, veg
editing: What to eat in Oaxca

Family: Amaranthaceae, related to huauzontle

Amaranth is an herb related to pigweed (and also known as Cockscomb) and is rich in proteins, minerals and vitamins A, B, C, B1, B2 and B3, as well as folic acid, niacin, calcium and iron.

Leaves and seeds of amaranth are edible.

Amaranth seeds formed the base of a dough called tzoalli that was used by the Mexica (Aztecs) to make figures used as part of religious rituals. The Spaniards characterized these rituals as blasphemous, and repressed the making of the figures and the cultivation of amaranth.

October 4 Dia del Amaranto (Amaranth Day)
http://www.huboaxaca.org/?p=6058

2012 https://www.facebook.com/events/161688303968952

Facebook

Grupo De Enlace Amaranto Mexicano
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amaranth-Institute/121280641258594

Twitter

@amaranthforum

Wikipedia

Amaranth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_grain
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_caudatus

Alegrias Recipe

http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/fiestaappetizers/r/alegrias.htm

Elsewhere

http://www.puentemexico.org - https://twitter.com/PuenteSalud
http://amaranthinstitute.org - https://twitter.com/amaranthforum - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amaranth-Institute/121280641258594

Headlines

http://www.noticiasnet.mx/portal/oaxaca/173853-amaranto-maravilla-alimentaria

Mexico City

Amaranto es declarado patrimonio cultural de la CDMX (2016)
http://razon.com.mx/spip.php?article320587
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2016/09/04/declaran-al-amaranto-patrimonio-cultural-intangible-de-la-cdmx
http://mxcity.mx/2017/01/la-historia-del-voto-femenino-en-mexico